Accepted Manuscript Relative hardness and corrosion behavior of micro arc oxidation coatings de- posited on binary and ternary magnesium alloys L. Rama Krishna, G. Poshal, A. Jyothirmayi, G. Sundararajan PII: S0261-3069(15)00174-0 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.04.006 Reference: JMAD 7187 To appear in: Materials and Design Received Date: 17 October 2014 Revised Date: 26 March 2015 Accepted Date: 4 April 2015 Please cite this article as: Rama Krishna, L., Poshal, G., Jyothirmayi, A., Sundararajan, G., Relative hardness and corrosion behavior of micro arc oxidation coatings deposited on binary and ternary magnesium alloys, Materials and Design (2015), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.04.006 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.